12 Jul 2007
| by Clare O’Connor
Blackburn Rovers FC has stopped using Brazen PR just nine months after hiring the agency to boost attendance at its games. Following a retender, the Premier League club has turned instead to fellow Manchester agency Connectpoint PR.
LONDON - Google was the most visited website in May, reaching almost 70% of internet users, according to figures released by digital data firm ComScore, and Facebook is one of the fastest growers.
12 Jul 2007
| by Staff
TORONTO - Saatchi & Saatchi Canada has promoted Brett Channer to chairman and executive creative director and named Stuart Payne as president and CEO, completing a reorganisation at the agency.
LONDON - Mobile media company 3 is launching neXt, a community-built guide to mobile resources on the internet.
12 Jul 2007
| by Staff
LOS ANGELES - Talent agency United Talent Agency and digital ad agency Spot Runner have launched a content company, 60Frames Entertainment, which will work with Hollywood to create online content for major brands.
12 Jul 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - An Iraqi photographer and driver working for Reuters have been killed in Baghdad today, taking the total number of journalists and media workers killed in Iraq since the 2003 invasion to 191.
12 Jul 2007
| by Paul McNally
LONDON - Technology marketing firm Tidalwave has appointed Hugh Lorimer to the role of digital planning director.
12 Jul 2007
| by Alex Donohue
LONDON - Energy company Powergen has moved its direct marketing account away from incumbent Publicis Dialog after four years to Tequila\London without a pitch.
LONDON - List management firm ListLab has opened a new division called InsertLab, which will manage more than 20 insert programmes, with the potential to send out more than 14m inserts.
12 Jul 2007
| by Clare O’ Connor
The comms team at the Campaign to Protect Rural England was caught on the back foot this week when housing rocketed to the top of the political agenda.